Category: Classes

Live classes, past, current and future.

Past Classes

Thurs. 12pm | 2021 Winter 2 | Class | Old-Style

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We will build on Joe O’Donovan’s hornpipe steps and continue to add to our repertoire of old-style hornpipe steps.

class 1

Class 1:

  • Lead Out
  • Toe Clicks

The first step “toe clicks” that I teach in the class I taught wrong somehow. I will review my notes and re-record the step the correct way. The correction for the toe click step is in the woodshed video below.

3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST on ZOOM Woodshed | Old-Style We will woodshed the lead out step and the heel click step. I messed up teaching the click step last week. We will correct the step during the woodshed.

class 2

Class 2:

  • Murary’s #1

12pm PST | 1pm MST | 2pm CST | 3pm EST on ZOOM Class | Old-Style The second class we will continue to learn steps from the dancing of Joe O’Donovan and his repertoire. This class covers Freddy Murray’s #1.

3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST on ZOOM Woodshed | Old-Style Murray’s #1 Woodshed

Sorry about the poor quality video, for reference only. I thought you’d like to see Joe himself dancing the Murray #1 step.

Here is a clip of Joe dancing the step:

Here is a clip of Joe breaking down the step:

class 3

Winter 2

  • Murary’s #2

Woodshed | Murray’s #2

https://youtu.be/k_azUyKYqsY

class 4

class 5

Winter 2

  • Lead Out
  • Murary’s #1
  • Murrary’s #2

class 6

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Winter 2 Hornpipes

  • Lead Out
  • Toe Clicks
  • Murary’s #1
  • Murrary’s #2
  • #1 Kenifick’s
  • #2 Kenifick’s

Intermediate, Past Classes

Thurs. 6pm | 2021 Winter 2 | Class | Intermediate

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Feet & Voice

We will be learning to dance to the human voice. Through song and lilting we will explore the voice repertoire. The voice is the oldest instrument. It has been said that if there was music there was dancing. In areas where instruments were hard to come by dancers often danced to lilting. Ronan Regan recently came and talked at our tea time where he spoke of house “parties” and homes where there might only be one fiddle. Players would pass the fiddle along each taking a turn to play. There was a lot of listening and conversation about the music. Rather than formal teaching. This term we will look lilting and dancing to the voice.

Both the beginners class and the intermediate class will be covering the same material. Please feel free to join both classes if you’d like extra accountability. There will also be a woodshed for each level. Woodsheds are a place for you to practice the material.

class 1

Many of the link and notes for this class are the same as the beginners class 1. Here is a link to that page for your reference.

We will start with the song Cúnla

Sometime spelled Cúnla, Cúnnla, Cunla and Cunnla. You will find the song in English, in Irish and Macaronic (English/Irish). 

class 2

6pm PST | 7pm MST | 8pm CST | 9pm EST on ZOOM Class | Intermediate Feet & Voice: the intermediates continue to work with the song Cúnla. Beginners, you are welcome to come along for some extra practice! 

class 3

class 4

class 5

class 6

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